Luka Doncic Ties LeBron James on NBA All-Time 30-Point Triple-Double List as Mavs Fall to Lakers

The Dallas Mavericks dropped a disappointing game to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night, but Luka Doncic made some NBA history by tying LeBron James on the league's all-time 30-point triple-double list.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 17, 2024

Luka Doncic Ties LeBron James on NBA All-Time 30-Point Triple-Double List as Mavs Fall to Lakers /

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Things were looking up for the injury-riddled Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday as Luka Doncic made his return to action after missing three consecutive games with an ankle sprain.

The good news is that Doncic looked like he hadn't skipped a beat, putting up his usual MVP-like numbers with no signs of rust. The bad news is that, overall, the Mavs played with a severe lack of energy and fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, 127-110.

Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers — Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

In the loss, Doncic notched the 37th triple-double of his young career, finishing with 33 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and two blocks while shooting 12-24 from the field, including 2-9 from 3-point range and 7-9 on free throws in 36 minutes. Doncic tied his opponent, LeBron James, for third on the NBA's all-time 30-point triple-double list, and he's now just 11 away from tying Russell Westbrook for second all-time.

This is a great achievement for Doncic, no doubt, but he'd obviously enjoy it more if it had come with a win. After being down just two points at halftime, the Mavs imploded in the third quarter, losing the period by a 42-27 margin and not being able to claw back into the game.

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The Mavs, now 24-18 on the season, travel to San Fransisco to take on Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors for one more road game before returning home for a two-game homestand. The Warriors will be playing heavy hearts, as their assistant coach, Dejan Milojevic suddenly passed away on Wednesday.

Published Jan 17, 2024

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.